Sure thing, let's get straight to it. We start with 986 and we're going to multiply it by 492, which means adding 986 to itself 492 times.
Step 1: 0 + 986 = 986
Step 2: 986 + 986 = 1972
Step 3: 1972 + 986 = 2958
Step 4: 2958 + 986 = 3944
Step 5: 3944 + 986 = 4930
Step 6: 4930 + 986 = 5916
Step 7: 5916 + 986 = 6902
Step 8: 6902 + 986 = 7888
Step 9: 7888 + 986 = 8874
Step 10: 8874 + 986 = 9860
Step 11: 9860 + 986 = 10846
Step 12: 10846 + 986 = 11832
Step 13: 11832 + 986 = 12818
Step 14: 12818 + 986 = 13804
Step 15: 13804 + 986 = 14790
Step 16: 14790 + 986 = 15776
Step 17: 15776 + 986 = 16762
Step 18: 16762 + 986 = 17748
Step 19: 17748 + 986 = 18734
Step 20: 18734 + 986 = 19720
Step 21: 19720 + 986 = 20706
Step 22: 20706 + 986 = 21692
Step 23: 21692 + 986 = 22678
Step 24: 22678 + 986 = 23664
Step 25: 23664 + 986 = 24650
Step 26: 24650 + 986 = 25636
Step 27: 25636 + 986 = 26622
Step 28: 26622 + 986 = 27608
Step 29: 27608 + 986 = 28594
Step 30: 28594 + 986 = 29580
Step 31: 29580 + 986 = 30566
Step 32: 30566 + 986 = 31552
Step 33: 31552 + 986 = 32538
Step 34: 32538 + 986 = 33524
Step 35: 33524 + 986 = 34510
Step 36: 34510 + 986 = 35496
Step 37: 35496 + 986 = 36482
Step 38: 36482 + 986 = 37468
Step 39: 37468 + 986 = 38454
Step 40: 38454 + 986 = 39440
Step 41: 39440 + 986 = 40426
Step 42: 40426 + 986 = 41412
Step 43: 41412 + 986 = 42398
Step 44: 42398 + 986 = 43384
Step 45: 43384 + 986 = 44370
Step 46: 44370 + 986 = 45356
Step 47: 45356 + 986 = 46342
Step 48: 46342 + 986 = 47328
Step 49: 47328 + 986 = 48314
Step 50: 48314 + 986 = 49300
Step 51: 49300 + 986 = 50286
Step 52: 50286 + 986 = 51272
Step 53: 51272 + 986 = 52258
Step 54: 52258 + 986 = 53244
Step 55: 53244 + 986 = 54230
Step 56: 54230 + 986 = 55216
Step 57: 55216 + 986 = 56202
Step 58: 56202 + 986 = 57188
Step 59: 57188 + 986 = 58174
Step 60: 58174 + 986 = 59160
Step 61: 59160 + 986 = 60146
Step 62: 60146 + 986 = 61132
Step 63: 61132 + 986 = 62118
Step 64: 62118 + 986 = 63104
Step 65: 63104 + 986 = 64090
Step 66: 64090 + 986 = 65076
Step 67: 65076 + 986 = 66062
Step 68: 66062 + 986 = 67048
Step 69: 67048 + 986 = 68034
Step 70: 68034 + 986 = 69020
Step 71: 69020 + 986 = 70006
Step 72: 70006 + 986 = 70992
Step 73: 70992 + 986 = 71978
Step 74: 71978 + 986 = 72964
Step 75: 72964 + 986 = 73950
Step 76: 73950 + 986 = 74936
Step 77: 74936 + 986 = 75922
Step 78: 75922 + 986 = 76908
Step 79: 76908 + 986 = 77894
Step 80: 77894 + 986 = 78880
Step 81: 78880 + 986 = 79866
Step 82: 79866 + 986 = 80852
Step 83: 80852 + 986 = 81838
Step 84: 81838 + 986 = 82824
Step 85: 82824 + 986 = 83810
Step 86: 83810 + 986 = 84796
Step 87: 84796 + 986 = 85782
Step 88: 85782 + 986 = 86768
Step 89: 86768 + 986 = 87754
Step 90: 87754 + 986 = 88740
Step 91: 88740 + 986 = 89726
Step 92: 89726 + 986 = 90712
Step 93: 90712 + 986 = 91698
Step 94: 91698 + 986 = 92684
Step 95: 92684 + 986 = 93670
Step 96: 93670 + 986 = 94656
Step 97: 94656 + 986 = 95642
Step 98: 95642 + 986 = 96628
Step 99: 96628 + 986 = 97614
Step 100: 97614 + 986 = 98600
Step 101: 98600 + 986 = 99586
Step 102: 99586 + 986 = 100572
Step 103: 100572 + 986 = 101558
Step 104: 101558 + 986 = 102544
Step 105: 102544 + 986 = 103530
Step 106: 103530 + 986 = 104516
Step 107: 104516 + 986 = 105502
Step 108: 105502 + 986 = 106488
Step 109: 106488 + 986 = 107474
Step 110: 107474 + 986 = 108460
Step 111: 108460 + 986 = 109446
Step 112: 109446 + 986 = 110432
Step 113: 110432 + 986 = 111418
Step 114: 111418 + 986 = 112404
Step 115: 112404 + 986 = 113390
Step 116: 113390 + 986 = 114376
Step 117: 114376 + 986 = 115362
Step 118: 115362 + 986 = 116348
Step 119: 116348 + 986 = 117334
Step 120: 117334 + 986 = 118320
Step 121: 118320 + 986 = 119306
Step 122: 119306 + 986 = 120292
Step 123: 120292 + 986 = 121278
Step 124: 121278 + 986 = 122264
Step 125: 122264 + 986 = 123250
Step 126: 123250 + 986 = 124236
Step 127: 124236 + 986 = 125222
Step 128: 125222 + 986 = 126208
Step 129: 126208 + 986 = 127194
Step 130: 127194 + 986 = 128180
Step 131: 128180 + 986 = 129166
Step 132: 129166 + 986 = 130152
Step 133: 130152 + 986 = 131138
Step 134: 131138 + 986 = 132124
Step 135: 132124 + 986 = 133110
Step 136: 133110 + 986 = 134096
Step 137: 134096 + 986 = 135082
Step 138: 135082 + 986 = 136068
Step 139: 136068 + 986 = 137054
Step 140: 137054 + 986 = 138040
Step 141: 138040 + 986 = 139026
Step 142: 139026 + 986 = 140012
Step 143: 140012 + 986 = 140998
Step 144: 140998 + 986 = 141984
Step 145: 141984 + 986 = 142970
Step 146: 142970 + 986 = 143956
Step 147: 143956 + 986 = 144942
Step 148: 144942 + 986 = 145928
Step 149: 145928 + 986 = 146914
Step 150: 146914 + 986 = 147900
Step 151: 147900 + 986 = 148886
Step 152: 148886 + 986 = 149872
Step 153: 149872 + 986 = 150858
Step 154: 150858 + 986 = 151844
Step 155: 151844 + 986 = 152830
Step 156: 152830 + 986 = 153816
Step 157: 153816 + 986 = 154802
Step 158: 154802 + 986 = 155788
Step 159: 155788 + 986 = 156774
Step 160: 156774 + 986 = 157760
Step 161: 157760 + 986 = 158746
Step 162: 158746 + 986 = 159732
Step 163: 159732 + 986 = 160718
Step 164: 160718 + 986 = 161704
Step 165: 161704 + 986 = 162690
Step 166: 162690 + 986 = 163676
Step 167: 163676 + 986 = 164662
Step 168: 164662 + 986 = 165648
Step 169: 165648 + 986 = 166634
Step 170: 166634 + 986 = 167620
Step 171: 167620 + 986 = 168606
Step 172: 168606 + 986 = 169592
Step 173: 169592 + 986 = 170578
Step 174: 170578 + 986 = 171564
Step 175: 171564 + 986 = 172550
Step 176: 172550 + 986 = 173536
Step 177: 173536 + 986 = 174522
Step 178: 174522 + 986 = 175508
Step 179: 175508 + 986 = 176494
Step 180: 176494 + 986 = 177480
Step 181: 177480 + 986 = 178466
Step 182: 178466 + 986 = 179452
Step 183: 179452 + 986 = 180438
Step 184: 180438 + 986 = 181424
Step 185: 181424 + 986 = 182410
Step 186: 182410 + 986 = 183396
Step 187: 183396 + 986 = 184382
Step 188: 184382 + 986 = 185368
Step 189: 185368 + 986 = 186354
Step 190: 186354 + 986 = 187340
Step 191: 187340 + 986 = 188326
Step 192: 188326 + 986 = 189312
Step 193: 189312 + 986 = 190298
Step 194: 190298 + 986 = 191284
Step 195: 191284 + 986 = 192270
Step 196: 192270 + 986 = 193256
Step 197: 193256 + 986 = 194242
Step 198: 194242 + 986 = 195228
Step 199: 195228 + 986 = 196214
Step 200: 196214 + 986 = 197200
Step 201: 197200 + 986 = 198186
Step 202: 198186 + 986 = 199172
Step 203: 199172 + 986 = 200158
Step 204: 200158 + 986 = 201144
Step 205: 201144 + 986 = 202130
Step 206: 202130 + 986 = 203116
Step 207: 203116 + 986 = 204102
Step 208: 204102 + 986 = 205088
Step 209: 205088 + 986 = 206074
Step 210: 206074 + 986 = 207060
Step 211: 207060 + 986 = 208046
Step 212: 208046 + 986 = 209032
Step 213: 209032 + 986 = 210018
Step 214: 210018 + 986 = 211004
Step 215: 211004 + 986 = 211990
Step 216: 211990 + 986 = 212976
Step 217: 212976 + 986 = 213962
Step 218: 213962 + 986 = 214948
Step 219: 214948 + 986 = 215934
Step 220: 215934 + 986 = 216920
Step 221: 216920 + 986 = 217906
Step 222: 217906 + 986 = 218892
Step 223: 218892 + 986 = 219878
Step 224: 219878 + 986 = 220864
Step 225: 220864 + 986 = 221850
Step 226: 221850 + 986 = 222836
Step 227: 222836 + 986 = 223822
Step 228: 223822 + 986 = 224808
Step 229: 224808 + 986 = 225794
Step 230: 225794 + 986 = 226780
Step 231: 226780 + 986 = 227766
Step 232: 227766 + 986 = 228752
Step 233: 228752 + 986 = 229738
Step 234: 229738 + 986 = 230724
Step 235: 230724 + 986 = 231710
Step 236: 231710 + 986 = 232696
Step 237: 232696 + 986 = 233682
Step 238: 233682 + 986 = 234668
Step 239: 234668 + 986 = 235654
Step 240: 235654 + 986 = 236640
Step 241: 236640 + 986 = 237626
Step 242: 237626 + 986 = 238612
Step 243: 238612 + 986 = 239598
Step 244: 239598 + 986 = 240584
Step 245: 240584 + 986 = 241570
Step 246: 241570 + 986 = 242556
Step 247: 242556 + 986 = 243542
Step 248: 243542 + 986 = 244528
Step 249: 244528 + 986 = 245514
Step 250: 245514 + 986 = 246500
Step 251: 246500 + 986 = 247486
Step 252: 247486 + 986 = 248472
Step 253: 248472 + 986 = 249458
Step 254: 249458 + 986 = 250444
Step 255: 250444 + 986 = 251430
Step 256: 251430 + 986 = 252416
Step 257: 252416 + 986 = 253402
Step 258: 253402 + 986 = 254388
Step 259: 254388 + 986 = 255374
Step 260: 255374 + 986 = 256360
Step 261: 256360 + 986 = 257346
Step 262: 257346 + 986 = 258332
Step 263: 258332 + 986 = 259318
Step 264: 259318 + 986 = 260304
Step 265: 260304 + 986 = 261290
Step 266: 261290 + 986 = 262276
Step 267: 262276 + 986 = 263262
Step 268: 263262 + 986 = 264248
Step 269: 264248 + 986 = 265234
Step 270: 265234 + 986 = 266220
Step 271: 266220 + 986 = 267206
Step 272: 267206 + 986 = 268192
Step 273: 268192 + 986 = 269178
Step 274: 269178 + 986 = 270164
Step 275: 270164 + 986 = 271150
Step 276: 271150 + 986 = 272136
Step 277: 272136 + 986 = 273122
Step 278: 273122 + 986 = 274108
Step 279: 274108 + 986 = 275094
Step 280: 275094 + 986 = 276080
Step 281: 276080 + 986 = 277066
Step 282: 277066 + 986 = 278052
Step 283: 278052 + 986 = 279038
Step 284: 279038 + 986 = 280024
Step 285: 280024 + 986 = 281010
Step 286: 281010 + 986 = 281996
Step 287: 281996 + 986 = 282982
Step 288: 282982 + 986 = 283968
Step 289: 283968 + 986 = 284954
Step 290: 284954 + 986 = 285940
Step 291: 285940 + 986 = 286926
Step 292: 286926 + 986 = 287912
Step 293: 287912 + 986 = 288898
Step 294: 288898 + 986 = 289884
Step 295: 289884 + 986 = 290870
Step 296: 290870 + 986 = 291856
Step 297: 291856 + 986 = 292842
Step 298: 292842 + 986 = 293828
Step 299: 293828 + 986 = 294814
Step 300: 294814 + 986 = 295800
Step 301: 295800 + 986 = 296786
Step 302: 296786 + 986 = 297772
Step 303: 297772 + 986 = 298758
Step 304: 298758 + 986 = 299744
Step 305: 299744 + 986 = 300730
Step 306: 300730 + 986 = 301716
Step 307: 301716 + 986 = 302702
Step 308: 302702 + 986 = 303688
Step 309: 303688 + 986 = 304674
Step 310: 304674 + 986 = 305660
Step 311: 305660 + 986 = 306646
Step 312: 306646 + 986 = 307632
Step 313: 307632 + 986 = 308618
Step 314: 308618 + 986 = 309604
Step 315: 309604 + 986 = 310590
Step 316: 310590 + 986 = 311576
Step 317: 311576 + 986 = 312562
Step 318: 312562 + 986 = 313548
Step 319: 313548 + 986 = 314534
Step 320: 314534 + 986 = 315520
Step 321: 315520 + 986 = 316506
Step 322: 316506 + 986 = 317492
Step 323: 317492 + 986 = 318478
Step 324: 318478 + 986 = 319464
Step 325: 319464 + 986 = 320450
Step 326: 320450 + 986 = 321436
Step 327: 321436 + 986 = 322422
Step 328: 322422 + 986 = 323408
Step 329: 323408 + 986 = 324394
Step 330: 324394 + 986 = 325380
Step 331: 325380 + 986 = 326366
Step 332: 326366 + 986 = 327352
Step 333: 327352 + 986 = 328338
Step 334: 328338 + 986 = 329324
Step 335: 329324 + 986 = 330310
Step 336: 330310 + 986 = 331296
Step 337: 331296 + 986 = 332282
Step 338: 332282 + 986 = 333268
Step 339: 333268 + 986 = 334254
Step 340: 334254 + 986 = 335240
Step 341: 335240 + 986 = 336226
Step 342: 336226 + 986 = 337212
Step 343: 337212 + 986 = 338198
Step 344: 338198 + 986 = 339184
Step 345: 339184 + 986 = 340170
Step 346: 340170 + 986 = 341156
Step 347: 341156 + 986 = 342142
Step 348: 342142 + 986 = 343128
Step 349: 343128 + 986 = 344114
Step 350: 344114 + 986 = 345100
Step 351: 345100 + 986 = 346086
Step 352: 346086 + 986 = 347072
Step 353: 347072 + 986 = 348058
Step 354: 348058 + 986 = 349044
Step 355: 349044 + 986 = 350030
Step 356: 350030 + 986 = 351016
Step 357: 351016 + 986 = 352002
Step 358: 352002 + 986 = 352988
Step 359: 352988 + 986 = 353974
Step 360: 353974 + 986 = 354960
Step 361: 354960 + 986 = 355946
Step 362: 355946 + 986 = 356932
Step 363: 356932 + 986 = 357918
Step 364: 357918 + 986 = 358904
Step 365: 358904 + 986 = 359890
Step 366: 359890 + 986 = 360876
Step 367: 360876 + 986 = 361862
Step 368: 361862 + 986 = 362848
Step 369: 362848 + 986 = 363834
Step 370: 363834 + 986 = 364820
Step 371: 364820 + 986 = 365806
Step 372: 365806 + 986 = 366792
Step 373: 366792 + 986 = 367778
Step 374: 367778 + 986 = 368764
Step 375: 368764 + 986 = 369750
Step 376: 369750 + 986 = 370736
Step 377: 370736 + 986 = 371722
Step 378: 371722 + 986 = 372708
Step 379: 372708 + 986 = 373694
Step 380: 373694 + 986 = 374680
Step 381: 374680 + 986 = 375666
Step 382: 375666 + 986 = 376652
Step 383: 376652 + 986 = 377638
Step 384: 377638 + 986 = 378624
Step 385: 378624 + 986 = 379610
Step 386: 379610 + 986 = 380596
Step 387: 380596 + 986 = 381582
Step 388: 381582 + 986 = 382568
Step 389: 382568 + 986 = 383554
Step 390: 383554 + 986 = 384540
Step 391: 384540 + 986 = 385526
Step 392: 385526 + 986 = 386512
Step 393: 386512 + 986 = 387498
Step 394: 387498 + 986 = 388484
Step 395: 388484 + 986 = 389470
Step 396: 389470 + 986 = 390456
Step 397: 390456 + 986 = 391442
Step 398: 391442 + 986 = 392428
Step 399: 392428 + 986 = 393414
Step 400: 393414 + 986 = 394400
Step 401: 394400 + 986 = 395386
Step 402: 395386 + 986 = 396372
Step 403: 396372 + 986 = 397358
Step 404: 397358 + 986 = 398344
Step 405: 398344 + 986 = 399330
Step 406: 399330 + 986 = 400316
Step 407: 400316 + 986 = 401302
Step 408: 401302 + 986 = 402288
Step 409: 402288 + 986 = 403274
Step 410: 403274 + 986 = 404260
Step 411: 404260 + 986 = 405246
Step 412: 405246 + 986 = 406232
Step 413: 406232 + 986 = 407218
Step 414: 407218 + 986 = 408204
Step 415: 408204 + 986 = 409190
Step 416: 409190 + 986 = 410176
Step 417: 410176 + 986 = 411162
Step 418: 411162 + 986 = 412148
Step 419: 412148 + 986 = 413134
Step 420: 413134 + 986 = 414120
Step 421: 414120 + 986 = 415106
Step 422: 415106 + 986 = 416092
Step 423: 416092 + 986 = 417078
Step 424: 417078 + 986 = 418064
Step 425: 418064 + 986 = 419050
Step 426: 419050 + 986 = 420036
Step 427: 420036 + 986 = 421022
Step 428: 421022 + 986 = 422008
Step 429: 422008 + 986 = 422994
Step 430: 422994 + 986 = 423980
Step 431: 423980 + 986 = 424966
Step 432: 424966 + 986 = 425952
Step 433: 425952 + 986 = 426938
Step 434: 426938 + 986 = 427924
Step 435: 427924 + 986 = 428910
Step 436: 428910 + 986 = 429896
Step 437: 429896 + 986 = 430882
Step 438: 430882 + 986 = 431868
Step 439: 431868 + 986 = 432854
Step 440: 432854 + 986 = 433840
Step 441: 433840 + 986 = 434826
Step 442: 434826 + 986 = 435812
Step 443: 435812 + 986 = 436798
Step 444: 436798 + 986 = 437784
Step 445: 437784 + 986 = 438770
Step 446: 438770 + 986 = 439756
Step 447: 439756 + 986 = 440742
Step 448: 440742 + 986 = 441728
Step 449: 441728 + 986 = 442714
Step 450: 442714 + 986 = 443700
Step 451: 443700 + 986 = 444686
Step 452: 444686 + 986 = 445672
Step 453: 445672 + 986 = 446658
Step 454: 446658 + 986 = 447644
Step 455: 447644 + 986 = 448630
Step 456: 448630 + 986 = 449616
Step 457: 449616 + 986 = 450602
Step 458: 450602 + 986 = 451588
Step 459: 451588 + 986 = 452574
Step 460: 452574 + 986 = 453560
Step 461: 453560 + 986 = 454546
Step 462: 454546 + 986 = 455532
Step 463: 455532 + 986 = 456518
Step 464: 456518 + 986 = 457504
Step 465: 457504 + 986 = 458490
Step 466: 458490 + 986 = 459476
Step 467: 459476 + 986 = 460462
Step 468: 460462 + 986 = 461448
Step 469: 461448 + 986 = 462434
Step 470: 462434 + 986 = 463420
Step 471: 463420 + 986 = 464406
Step 472: 464406 + 986 = 465392
Step 473: 465392 + 986 = 466378
Step 474: 466378 + 986 = 467364
Step 475: 467364 + 986 = 468350
Step 476: 468350 + 986 = 469336
Step 477: 469336 + 986 = 470322
Step 478: 470322 + 986 = 471308
Step 479: 471308 + 986 = 472294
Step 480: 472294 + 986 = 473280
Step 481: 473280 + 986 = 474266
Step 482: 474266 + 986 = 475252
Step 483: 475252 + 986 = 476238
Step 484: 476238 + 986 = 477224
Step 485: 477224 + 986 = 478210
Step 486: 478210 + 986 = 479196
Step 487: 479196 + 986 = 480182
Step 488: 480182 + 986 = 481168
Step 489: 481168 + 986 = 482154
Step 490: 482154 + 986 = 483140
Step 491: 483140 + 986 = 484126
Step 492: 484126 + 986 = 485112

So, 986*492 = 485112